POLICE COURT.—THIS DAY.

Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1665, 19 June 1875, Page 2

POLICE COURT.—THIS DAY.

(Before Thomas Beckham, Esq., R.M.) WET AND FOGGY. Martin Fogarty, John .Anderson, James Brown, and John Ross were severally charged with drunkenness, and fined 10s and costs.

MOLLY BURKE,

This erratic female, known as 'JCookstret Molly," was brought up for the twentieth time on a charge of drunkenness and disorderly conduct, on the 18th inst. Mary said she was guilty, but it was a mere accident. Fined'lOa and costs.

THE PARNELL WASHERWOMAN.

Mary Brown, a woman of decent appearance, known as the "Parnell Washerwoman," was brought up for the third time under the Vagrancy Act, charged with drunkenness. The poor woman, who is the mother of a a large family, hung down her head like a bell flower, whimpered guilty, but sorry— wery sorry. Mr Broham said he feared there was no hope for the woman. She seemed to have given way to a career of drunkenness. She had been convicted twenty times during the

Six months' imprisonment with hard labor,

A VAGRANT. John Matthews, a strong young fellow pleaded guilty to being on the premises of the North Shore Ferry Company, without home or habitation. Mr> Broham said the man, who was able and strong, seemed to be quite destitute. His Worship ; What have you to say for yourself ? Why don't you go to work ? Prisoner said he nad not been able to get work since he left Gibbon's saw-mihs. He was a native of Auckland. He merely went in to light his pipe. His Worship: A very dangerous experiment. , Mr Broham said the man was not known to the police, and he had no objection to withdraw the charge. Withdrawn accordingly.

DRINK AND MADNESS.

Alexander Lynch, a young man who was remanded for a week, was again brought up on a charge of using obscene language in a public street while in a state of unsound As the prisoner had suffered greatly through delirium tremens during the week, he was discharged with a caution. Richard Adair, an engine-fitter, was brought up on the same charge. He had suffered in the same way,. . Prisoner said he once got a severe blow in the head, and whenever he drank anything stronger, than water it made him heady, and his poor head went wrong. His Worship recommended him to the Templars' Cure, which would __eep his head cool and keep him out of trouble, and allowed him to go free. t